The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 15, 2033
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:34 PM
7:18 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1363
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Mar 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.3° / 330.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 23m / 1.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.05° / -2.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.43° / 4.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.66° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.